Comprehension

Grade 5 Strand: Comprehension
Lesson LO ID Concept Description
1 smre_di_00160 Genre, Fiction Students learn the features of cultural and historical fiction.
smre_ip_00587 Genre, Fiction Students listen to or read the literary text, "Letter to the President." Students also identify the features of cultural and historical fiction and nonfiction, determine the author's position, compare and contrast ideas, and draw valid conclusions.
smre_ip_00575 Genre, Fiction Students build words with final consonant digraphs and then use those words to complete sentences.
smre_ip_00600 Genre, Fiction Students identify grade-level content words using text, image, and audio clues.
smre_pp_00220 Genre, Fiction Students read fictional diary entries, identify the features of cultural and historical fiction, and determine the author's position.
1 smre_di_00202 Genre, Poetry Students learn to identify haiku and cinquain as types of poetry.
smre_ip_00724 Genre, Poetry Students listen to or read the literary text, "Chantal's Plan." Students also identify types of poetry and their characteristics and structural elements, as well as, answer inferential and literal questions.
smre_ip_00619 Genre, Poetry Students determine the meaning of idioms.
smre_ip_00736 Genre, Poetry Students complete sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00277 Genre, Poetry Students read several poems, identify different types of poetry, demonstrate understanding of metaphorical and symbolic words in context, and identify the characteristics and structural elements of poetry.
1 smre_di_00185 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students learn to use titles, tables of contents, and chapter headings to locate information.
smre_ip_00676 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students listen to or read the informational text, "Sharks: Built to Last!" Students also use titles and chapter headings to locate information, summarize text, and categorize words by specificity and hierarchy.
smre_ip_00664 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students summarize short passages.
smre_ip_00689 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students complete sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00255 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students read a table of contents and related paragraphs, summarize, identify chapter headings, and use chapter headings to locate information.
2 smre_di_00186 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students learn how to use information from simple tables and charts to learn about a topic.
smre_ip_00677 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students listen to or read the informational text, "Everest: A Climbing Adventure." Students also use information from simple tables, answer inferential questions, and identify cause-and-effect relationships.
smre_ip_00690 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students identify grade-level content words by using text, image, and audio clues.
smre_pp_00256 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students read a table and the informational text Mount Everest and use the information from the table to learn about the topic.
3 smre_di_00184 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students learn to use text structure to aid in understanding.
smre_ip_00675 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students listen to or read the informational text, "China." Students also use text features to understand the text, identify supporting details, and identify the meaning of homographs.
smre_ip_00663 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students determine the meaning of homographs.
smre_ip_00688 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students identify sentences with errors and then correct the sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00254 Graphic Sources, Text Features Students read the informational text, "The People's Republic of China," use the text structure to aid in understanding, and paraphrase information from the text.
1 smre_di_00200 Literary Devices Students learn about figurative language, similes, and idioms.
smre_ip_00722 Literary Devices Students listen to or read the poem, "Just Being Me." Students also determine the meaning of similes and idioms, and identify the characteristics and structural elements of poetry.
smre_ip_00711 Literary Devices Students determine the meaning of idioms.
smre_ip_00734 Literary Devices Students identify sentences with errors, then correct the sentences with grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00275 Literary Devices Students read the poem "Desert Rain," and determine the meanings of similes and idioms.
2 smre_di_00205 Literary Devices Students learn to distinguish figurative from literal language.
smre_ip_00727 Literary Devices Students listen to or read the literary text, "A Visit From Barnuba." Students also distinguish figurative from literal language, determine the meaning of similes and idioms, answer inferential questions, and summarize text.
smre_ip_00716 Literary Devices Students determine the meaning of idioms.
smre_ip_00739 Literary Devices Students complete sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00281 Literary Devices Students read the fiction passage Sightseeing on Earth. They distinguish figurative from literal language and determine the meaning of similes and idioms.
3 smre_di_00195 Literary Devices Students learn to identify the effects of persuasive vocabulary.
smre_ip_00686 Literary Devices Students listen to or read the business letter, "Let's Shop." Students also identify the effects of persuasive vocabulary, identify cause-and-effect relationships, understand the author's purpose, and draw valid conclusions.
smre_ip_00674 Literary Devices Students build words with irregular vowel variants.
smre_ip_00699 Literary Devices Students complete sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00268 Literary Devices Students read a business letter and identify persuasive vocabulary and its effects on the reader.
4 smre_di_00201 Literary Devices Students learn to recognize imagery and sensory words.
smre_ip_00723 Literary Devices Students listen to or read the poem, "Tradition." Students also recognize figurative language (imagery and sensory words), determine the meaning of homographs, identify the characteristics and structural elements of poetry, and answer literal questions.
smre_ip_00712 Literary Devices Students sort imagery and sensory words.
smre_ip_00735 Literary Devices Students identify grade-level content words using text, image, and audio clues.
smre_pp_00276 Literary Devices Students read the poem "The Picnic," recognize imagery and sensory words, identify types of poetry, and identify the meaning of homonyms.
5 smre_di_00172 Literary Devices Students learn about metaphoric and symbolic words in context.
smre_ip_00631 Literary Devices Students listen to or read the literary text, "Jason's Impossible Tasks." Students also determine the meaning of symbolic words in context, summarize, and examine plot development and conflict resolution.
smre_ip_00713 Literary Devices Students demonstrate understanding of metaphorical and symbolic words in context.
smre_ip_00644 Literary Devices Students complete sentences using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00237 Literary Devices Students read the myth "The Hippopotamus and the Tortoise." They demonstrate their understanding of metaphoric and symbolic words in context, identify the main conflict, and describe how it is resolved.
1 smre_di_00163 Literary Elements Students learn how to identify the setting of a story.
smre_ip_00590 Literary Elements Students listen to or read the literary text, "The Mystery of the Blue Light." Students also answer questions about main characters, setting, and plot, compare and contrast characters, and determine point of view.
smre_ip_00578 Literary Elements Students build words with initial consonant blends and then use those words to complete sentences.
smre_ip_00603 Literary Elements Students identify grade-level content words using text, image, and audio clues.
smre_pp_00224 Literary Elements Students read the fiction passage The Fairy Cottage and answer questions about main characters and setting.
2 smre_di_00189 Literary Elements Students learn to recognize the theme of a passage.
smre_ip_00680 Literary Elements Students listen to or read the literary text, "To the Beat of the Drum." Students also answer questions about theme, determine the meaning of similes and idioms, and answer literal and inferential questions.
smre_ip_00668 Literary Elements Students determine the meaning of idioms.
smre_ip_00693 Literary Elements Students identify sentences with errors and then correct the sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00260 Literary Elements Students read the realistic fiction passage "Playing in the Band," answer questions about theme, make inferences, and determine the meaning of idioms.
3 smre_di_00207 Literary Elements Students learn to compare themes.
smre_ip_00729 Literary Elements Students listen to or read the literary texts: "The Battle for the Bridge" and "A Faithful Friend." Students also compare themes, answer inferential questions, and compare and contrast the two passages.
smre_ip_00718 Literary Elements Students build words with suffixes.
smre_ip_00741 Literary Elements Students identify grade-level content words by using text, image, and audio clues.
smre_pp_00284 Literary Elements Students read the legends How Anansi Became a Spider and The Creation of Seal. They identify and compare the themes of the passages.
4 smre_di_00206 Literary Elements Students learn to describe characters' changing feelings and explain cause, citing textual evidence.
smre_ip_00728 Literary Elements Students listen to or read the literary text, "The King's Servant." Students also describe characters' changing feelings and explain cause, citing textual evidence, and answer inferential questions.
smre_ip_00717 Literary Elements Students build words with irregular vowel variants.
smre_ip_00740 Literary Elements Students identify sentences with errors and then correct the sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00283 Literary Elements Students read the legend The Well Dragon. They describe a character's changing feelings and explain cause. They also answer inferential and evaluative questions.
5 smre_di_00162 Literary Elements Students learn how plots are developed and conflicts are resolved.
smre_ip_00589 Literary Elements Students listen to or read the literary text, "The Missing Signet Ring." Students also make comparisons, describe the development of plot and how conflicts are resolved.
smre_ip_00577 Literary Elements Students complete sentences using grade-level content words.
smre_ip_00602 Literary Elements Students identify sentences with errors and then correct the sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00223 Literary Elements Students read the fiction passage The Mystery of the Missing Saddle and describe plot development and conflict resolution.
6 smre_di_00204 Literary Elements Students learn to recognize the plot element flashback.
smre_ip_00726 Literary Elements Students listen to or read the literary text, "Sailing Shoes." Students also recognize plot elements (flashback, climax, conflict and resolution), answer literal questions, identify characters' feelings, and identify cause-and-effect relationships.
smre_ip_00715 Literary Elements Students complete sentences, using irregular past-tense verbs.
smre_ip_00738 Literary Elements Students identify grade-level content words by using text, image, and audio clues.
smre_pp_00280 Literary Elements Students read the fiction passage "Unwelcome Guest," recognize flashback, and answer literal, inferential, and evaluative questions.
7 smre_di_00203 Literary Elements Students learn to recognize plot elements such as conflict, rising action, climax, and resolution.
smre_ip_00725 Literary Elements Students listen to or read the literary text, "Aztec Adventures." Students also recognize plot elements (rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution), identify characters' actions and feelings, and compare and contrast ideas.
smre_ip_00714 Literary Elements Students summarize short passages.
smre_ip_00737 Literary Elements Students identify sentences with errors and then correct the sentences with grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00279 Literary Elements Students read the fiction passage "Journey into the Past," recognize plot elements such as conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution, and summarize the text.
1 smre_di_00188 Organizational Patterns of Text Students learn to recognize cause and effect as an organizational pattern of text.
smre_ip_00679 Organizational Patterns of Text Students listen to or read the literary text, "Wesley's Weekend." Students also identify cause-and-effect relationships and describe characters' changing feelings.
smre_ip_00667 Organizational Patterns of Text Students identify cause-and-effect relationships.
smre_ip_00692 Organizational Patterns of Text Students identify grade-level content words by using text, image, and audio clues.
smre_pp_00259 Organizational Patterns of Text Students read the realistic fiction passage "Just for the Fun of It," answer questions about cause-and-effect relationships, and describe a character's changing feelings.
1 smre_di_00158 Skills Students learn to compare and contrast primary and secondary sources.
smre_ip_00585 Skills Students listen to or read the informational texts, "Making Time for Play" and "Why Play Is Part of Our School." Then they answer literal and inferential questions, compare and contrast ideas, identify cause-and-effect relationships, and compare and contrast primary and secondary sources.
smre_ip_00573 Skills Students compare and contrast primary and secondary sources.
smre_ip_00598 Skills Students complete sentences using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00218 Skills Students practice comparing and contrasting primary and secondary sources.
2 smre_di_00199 Skills Students learn about comparing and contrasting within a passage.
smre_ip_00721 Skills Students listen to or read the informational text, "Alternative Fuels." Students also use question-and-answer relationships (Think and Search), compare and contrast ideas, identify cause-and-effect relationships, and paraphrase information.
smre_ip_00733 Skills Students identify grade-level content words using text, image, and audio clues.
smre_pp_00273 Skills Students read the informational text Fuel Sources. Student will then compare and contrast ideas in the text using Venn diagrams and paraphrase the information.
3 smre_di_00169 Skills Students learn to determine an author's position using evidence from text.
smre_itr_02345 Skills Students listen to or read the informational text, "Storm Chasing." Students also use question-and-answer relationships (Right There), compare and contrast ideas, make inferences, identify cause-and-effect relationships, and determine the author's position using evidence from the text.
smre_ip_00584 Skills Students complete sentences using words with long vowel patterns.
smre_ip_00609 Skills Students identify grade-level content words using text, image, and audio clues.
smre_pp_00232 Skills Students read a speech and determine the author's position.
4 smre_di_00159 Skills Students learn to draw valid conclusions from passages.
smre_ip_00586 Skills Students listen to or read the informational text, "Finding Freedom." Students also draw valid conclusions.
smre_ip_00574 Skills Students read short passages and draw valid conclusions.
smre_ip_00599 Skills Students identify sentences with errors and then correct the sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00219 Skills Students listen to or read the informational text "Journey to the New World," draw valid conclusions, and use base (root) words and the affixes -er, -or, in-, -ence, -ful, and un- to determine the meaning of words.
5 smre_di_00180 Skills Students learn to draw valid conclusions and make generalizations supported by text.
smre_ip_00639 Skills Students listen to or read the informational text, "One Person Really Can Change the World." Students also draw valid conclusions; identify the author's purpose, viewpoint, and bias; distinguish fact and opinion; and compare and contrast ideas.
smre_ip_00627 Skills Students make generalizations supported by text.
smre_ip_00652 Skills Students identify sentences with errors and then correct the sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00248 Skills Students read paragraphs and draw valid conclusions about who the paragraphs describe.
6 smre_di_00174 Skills Students learn to follow multistep instructions in a manual.
smre_ip_00633 Skills Students listen to or read the informational text, "The Big World of Microscopes." Students also follow multistep instructions and answer literal and inferential questions.
smre_ip_00621 Skills Students build words with long vowel patterns.
smre_ip_00646 Skills Students complete sentences using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00240 Skills Students read the technical manual Fun with a Compound Microscope and identify multistep instructions.
7 smre_di_00193 Skills Students learn to identify cause-and-effect relationships that are stated or implied in text.
smre_ip_00684 Skills Students listen to or read the informational text, "Naming the Storm." Students also identify cause-and-effect relationships and answer literal questions.
smre_ip_00672 Skills Students complete sentences, using words with irregular vowel variants.
smre_ip_00697 Skills Students identify sentences with errors and then correct the sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00266 Skills Students read the informational text Still Time to Help Hurricane Katrina Victims and identify cause-and-effect relationships that are stated or implied.
8 smre_di_00175 Skills Students learn to identify steps in a process.
smre_ip_00634 Skills Students listen to or read the informational text, "Sport Climbing." Students also identify steps in a process, sequence events, answer literal and inferential questions, and use affixes and root words to determine the meaning of words.
smre_ip_00647 Skills Students identify grade-level content words using text, image, and audio clues.
smre_pp_00241 Skills Students read the informational text "Training for Sport Climbing," identify steps in a process, and use base (root) words and the suffixes -er, -ance, -ous, and -ible to determine the meaning of words.
9 smre_di_00179 Skills Students learn to identify the correct sequence of events.
smre_ip_00638 Skills Students listen to or read the informational text, "A Day with Teresa." Students also sequence events, answer literal, "why," and "how" questions, draw valid conclusions, and use text structure to understand the text.
smre_ip_00651 Skills Students complete sentences using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00246 Skills Students read Interview with a Movie Star. They identify the correct sequence of events and use text structure to aid in understanding.
10 smre_di_00177 Skills Students learn to identify the main idea and supporting details of a passage.
smre_ip_00636 Skills Students listen to or read informational text, "Jody Hansen: Awesome Animator." Students also identify the main idea and supporting details of a passage, answer literal and inferential questions, and distinguish fact and opinion.
smre_ip_00624 Skills Students complete sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_ip_00649 Skills Students identify sentences with errors and then correct the sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00244 Skills Students read "Interview with a Cartoonist," identify the main idea and supporting details, and distinguish fact from opinion.
11 smre_di_00166 Skills Students learn to paraphrase information from text.
smre_ip_00593 Skills Students listen to or read the informational text, "A Home in Space." Students also paraphrase information, distinguish fiction from nonfiction, draw valid conclusions, and compare and contrast ideas.
smre_ip_00581 Skills Students paraphrase information from short passages.
smre_ip_00606 Skills Students complete sentences using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00228 Skills Students read the informational text Life on a Space Station and paraphrase information from the text.
12 smre_di_00167 Skills Students learn that authors write for different purposes.
smre_itr_02351 Skills Students listen to or read the informational text, "Thomas Jefferson: A Wonderful Life." Students also draw conclusions, use question-and-answer relationships (Right There), make inferences, and understand the author's purpose.
smre_ip_00607 Skills Students complete sentences using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00230 Skills Students read a speech and answer questions about the author's purpose.
1 smre_di_00194 Strategies Students learn to draw conclusions and make judgments.
smre_ip_00685 Strategies Students listen to or read the informational text, "Time to Turn It Off." Students also answer inferential and evaluative questions, understand the author's purpose, and determine the author's position using evidence from the text.
smre_ip_00673 Strategies Students read short passages and make generalizations.
smre_ip_00698 Strategies Students identify grade-level content words by using text, image, and audio clues.
smre_pp_00267 Strategies Students read the informational text What Are the Effects of Television on Children and answer inferential and evaluative questions.
2 smre_di_00181 Strategies Students learn to identify explicit and implicit main ideas.
smre_ip_00640 Strategies Students listen to or read the informational text, "Women Who Changed the World." Students also identify the implicit main idea, understand the author's purpose, answer literal and inferential questions, and compare and contrast ideas.
smre_ip_00628 Strategies Students build words with inflectional endings and then use those words to complete sentences.
smre_ip_00653 Strategies Students complete sentences using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00249 Strategies Students read the biographies "Shirin Ebadi," "Mother Theresa," and "Jimmy Carter." Students then identify explicit and implicit main ideas.
3 smre_di_00168 Strategies Students learn to make inferences.
smre_ip_00595 Strategies Students listen to or read the informational text, "Changing Clothes." Students also answer inferential questions and determine the meanings of synonyms and antonyms.
smre_ip_00608 Strategies Students identify sentences with errors and then correct the sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_ip_00643 Strategies Students identify sentences with errors and then correct the sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00231 Strategies Students read a speech and answer inferential questions. They answer questions about the main character, setting, and theme, and they determine the meanings of synonyms and antonyms.
4 smre_di_00176 Strategies Students learn about summarizing text.
smre_ip_00635 Strategies Students listen to or read the informational text, "Bridges: A Great Way to Keep Your Feet Dry." Students also summarize text, answer inferential questions, distinguish fact and opinion, identify the main idea, and compare and contrast ideas.
smre_ip_00623 Strategies Students select summaries for short passages.
smre_ip_00648 Strategies Students identify sentences with errors and then correct the sentences, using grade-level content words.
smre_pp_00242 Strategies Students read the informational text Building Bridges and then identify the main idea and summarize the text.
5 smre_di_00178 Strategies Students learn to summarize text.
smre_ip_00637 Strategies Students listen to or read the informational text, "A World of Opportunity in the Medical Field." Students also summarize text, identify the author's purpose, distinguish fact and opinion, and determine the meaning of synonyms and antonyms.
smre_ip_00625 Strategies Students select summaries for short passages.
smre_ip_00650 Strategies Students identify grade-level content words using text, image, and audio clues.
smre_pp_00245 Strategies Students read the informational text "New Hospital Searching for the Best Healthcare Workers." They summarize the text, identify the meaning of synonyms and antonyms, and draw valid conclusions.

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